Friday, January 27, 2017

Today I decided to share with you some no-line coloring on one of Sami's gorgeous images!

For this card, I used the Beauty Roses image and printed it off several times at varying sizes.

Now, I'm no expert at the no-line coloring technique, but Sami's images are fabulous to give it a shot! Be sure to print off your image with a really light outline so that it fades away with the coloring. But don't print them too light or you won't actually be able to see what you're doing...(ask me how I know...)

With your images printed, you're ready to start coloring. I like to start with the darkest color in the shadow areas and work out to the lightest color, which would be your highlights or where the light would hit the image. In this case for the roses, the highlights are on the tip of each petal.

I decided to use my Inktense pencils for a little watercoloring. I absolutely love how they turned out! There's a bit of purple in some of the blue roses which helps give them just a little bit of character.

To finish off the card, I die cut out a stitched frame and mounted that above my panel, which has my sentiment white heat embossed in the center. Then just arranged my fussy cut flowers around the outside. I added foam tape to some and adhered others flat to the panel so that they had different depths.

Since our challenge this month is to add some sparkle, I added a bunch of glitter dots and Perlen pen around the outsides of the flowers, and also traced along the darkest shadows in the centers of the roses with a shimmer pen. This card is really sparkly when it catches the light!!We'd love to have you join in our challenge, or share your projects on our Facebook page!!Thanks for stopping by!! <3 Emily

Friday, January 13, 2017

Hi everyone!I am happy to let you know that there are going to be a few changes here at Sami Stamps! In
an effort to spend more time with my family, there will be one release
every month on the First Friday of the month. Our challenges will remain
the same. You can find the current challenge by clicking here! For the remainder
of the month you will be hearing from my awesome DT who will be
highlighting their favorite Sami Stamps images and posting new
inspiration every Friday!

From DT Grandma Bonnie:Just wanted to say Hi, and show you something i created for you this week. I am going to show you how i changed out this image to have a tulle skirt! I am using image, Snowflake Dancing and you can find this image easily by clicking here! Or you can find her by clicking here in the Etsy Store.

Let's get started with the "image" tutorial:

1. Color up your image.

I have used Copic colors, E000, 00, 11, 21 for the skin; E50, 51, 53 for the hair; RV21, 23 for the cheeks, scarf & pants; W1, 3 for the sweater.

2. I fussy cut out this image.

3. Some extra supplies, a small piece of pink tulle, 1/8" double sided tape. You will need to cut the image in half at her waist to add the tulle skirt.

4. Adhere the tulle in two layers using the double sided tape on the back of the image. I just gather it and set it down on the tape. I do that twice.

5. Now let's add some foam tape to the back of the image

6. Create your card and add the legs first.

7. Add the top half and decorate your image if you like. I have added, Stampendous Shaved Ice (glitter) to the sweater.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Each Friday our DT will be sharing and it will always be a "FUN" surprise!

Friday, January 6, 2017

Hi everyone!I am happy to let you know that there are going to be a few changes here at Sami Stamps! In an effort to spend more time with my family, there will be one release every month on the First Friday of the month. Our challenges will remain the same. For the remainder of the month you will be hearing from my awesome DT who will be highlighting their favorite Sami Stamps images and posting new inspiration every Friday!

"I would like to say thank you very much to Sami for giving me this beautiful digital stamp for me to use on my card. I really enjoyed making my Christmas card, using the gorgeous Frosty Dancing Friends digital stamp.

Here’s a little bit about me – I live in the North West of England with my lovely Hubby and 2 fabulous grown up children, along with our beautiful big bundle of gorgeousness, Mutley, our black Labrador dog, who brings so much fun to our household.

I have been paper crafting since 1998 when a friend introduced me to the world of decoupage; I fell in love with card making and very quickly became addicted to my hobby... The best thing though was opening my Blog ‘Diane Louise's Favorite Cards & Gifts’ and finding Blogland and challenge blogs, which inspired me to try new techniques and styles of cards. I have made so many lovely crafty friends along the way. I own so much crafty stuff now that we really do need to move into a bigger house :o) Crafty Hugs"